Shimmy joined Garfinkle Biderman as an associate in 2012. He practices in the firm’s corporate commercial and securities groups, with an emphasis on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions.
Shimmy’s transactional experience includes domestic and cross-border public and private corporate finance transactions representing both public and private companies, agents and underwriters as well as mergers and acquisitions in a variety of industries. He also advises public companies on general corporate and securities law matters including stock exchange listings, continuous disclosure obligations and other regulatory compliance issues.
Approach
Shimmy’s approach to his law practice is to provide continued value to the client and facilitate transactions as efficiently as possible.
Experience
Prior to joining Garfinkle Biderman, Shimmy completed his articling term with a prestigious national law firm in downtown Toronto, where he gained experience in a number of practice areas, including corporate, securities, mining and tax law.
Education
2012 Call to the Bar in Ontario (Law Society of Upper Canada)
2011 J.D., Osgoode Hall Law School
2008 B.A., York University (Political Science)
Associations/Memberships
* Law Society of Upper Canada
* Canadian Bar Association
* Ontario Bar Association
Also Noteworthy
Shimmy is an active member of the Jewish community and is involved with numerous political and charitable organizations. Shimmy is a director of the Toronto Parking Authority (Green P), the largest municipal parking operator in North America. In addition, while attending Osgoode Hall Law School, Shimmy earned the top grades in two of his advance tax courses and was the recipient of the Thorsteinssons Prize in Taxation of Business Enterprises.
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